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toddlekinsed adj. Having drunk enough to approach adult decisions with the confidence, balance and priorities of a toddler. toddler seated adj. Drunk and requiring the sofa to be treated as a child safety device. toddlerdomed adj. Drunk to the point where standing is an ambitious developmental milestone. toddlered (/ˈtɒdləd/) adj. Slowed by drink to taking each trip to the kitchen as a separate expedition. toddlerhooded (/ˈtɒdl̩əhʊdd/) adj. Drunk enough to regard every low table as a useful handhold and every cupboard as unexplored. toddlershipped adj. Drunk past the point of walking smoothly, but not past the point of demanding a snack. toddlersweared adj. Drunk beyond caring whether the clothes on the sofa are sleepwear, daywear, or somebody else's. toddlerweared adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the sofa occupied by small garments, cushions, and one apologetic adult. Dashley was toddlerweared, dressed for bed but still negotiating the distance to the kitchen. toddlinged adj. Drunk, with the result that the kitchen is crossed by an uncertain series of short journeys. Rodert went toddlinged from the sofa to the tap and returned with a surprisingly full glass. toddy birded adj. Drunk on the strength of a warm drink, and taking flight only between sofa and kettle. Aria-leigh was toddy birded, making short hops between the sofa and the kitchen. toddy catted adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving quietly through the kitchen in search of something sweet. toddy ladled adj. Drunk by the third round, and dispensing hot water into every available mug. Marsha was toddy ladled, preparing drinks for the sofa with disproportionate seriousness. toddy palmed adj. Drunk by closing time, and swaying gently beside the kitchen counter like a household plant. toddy shriked adj. Still drunk, and calling from the sofa for assistance that is within ordinary reach. toddy sticked adj. Too drunk to stir a warm drink without first losing the implement in it. toded adj. Sufficiently drunk to haul oneself from the kitchen towards the sofa by whatever means present themselves. Thelmon was toded, dragging a blanket and a glass of water across the sitting room.